BR6 Restaurant and Bakehouse in Bromley

BR6 is run by the most passionate and enthusiastic teachers & coaches, imparting their depth of experience & industrial knowledge to the trainee front of house team and trainee chefs. The food is nothing but amazing and up until the summer term, getting a table at this exquisite eatery has been simple and first option to dine in locally, and this says something, when you consider how many places to dine are near by! I know I speak for the loyal diners when I say, it is a shame your service is not expanding and open as it was. Serving only pastries and coffee compared to the taster menus or the summer, focal events to celebrate different occasions throughout the year.. is just sad. As a local secondary school teacher in Technology and food, this is the one place I have to this point highly recommended students to go. Please sort this out Orpington College, you have a willing staff, local and regular supporters/diners of your beautiful restaurant that want to be dined.

Absolutely amazing food. The best toasted muffin I have ever eaten. Total recommend!!!

Lovely atmosphere, excellent hard working staff and fantastic value, why can't more places be like this?

Brilliant and friendly quick service, food was delicious

Horrible experience hair in my food

Absolutely excellent service by Lucy each time we have been here. Fabulous food beautifully made and served with a smile! Thank you!

BR6 in Orpington Walnuts zone, is probably the best eatery I have ever visited. Good value, top quality food, and top notch service.

Lovely learning environment and excellent resource for the town.

Extremely slow service. Have been waiting for 45min for three sandwiches and still no sign of our food. Only 5-6 tables here so definitely not busy. Won't be coming here again.

Popped in here for a light lunch. Delicious carrot and coriander soup with toasted bread, great coffee. Very welcoming and attentive staff.

Lovely place run by the college and the students great food and amazing service and all very affordable, would recommend to everyone

The first time we went to br6, it was amazing, 5/5, excellent, delicious, well presented for and crazy cheap. We couldn't believe it. This time it was obviously 3/5. Simply put, the food was not great. There was a soup which way literally the worst soup we had ever been served, it tasted of nothing. I'm not exaggerating. And the were medicore, not as tasty as what we would make at home, but thankfully still edible. I guess it's reasonable to get such a mixed set of experiences, given it's a training restaurant. One thing which is consistent, the service is always very endearing.

Absolutely quality service! Myself and my brothers came for the carvery (as pictured) and we got the homemade potato and leek soup to start, steak with roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese and mixed greens with a chocolate deluce to round it off. Harry was exceptionally professional above and beyond service, coming back to check everything was okay and ensuring that we had plenty of refreshments to go alongside our meals, he even held the door open for us as we left. I would highly recommend eating here at £25.95 for a three course meal that's a bargain and a half!

Always loved this place and still love fish and chips now

Really good value for money! I cannot understand why this isn’t busier! Staff were lovely and food was really nice!

The space was super clean and the food was lovely (with a few vegan options!) but the staff got our drinks and food order a little wrong. All was adjusted but it just took a little longer than planned.

Booked table for lunch today and received confirmation text and email. However, arrived to find the restaurant was closed. Very disappointed 😔. One star because it’s not possible to give no stars. Booked weeks ago and had been looking forward to our lunch.

I have been in many cafe's in the high st but never been in the br6 cafe i went in there the other day for coffee and cake i must say one off the best cafe's i have been in c very clean staff were lovely food looked realy nice will use that cafe / restaurant all the time .

I booked for Thursday 7pm and turned up only to find the restaurant was closed "due to circumstances outside our control". After checking their website I found they had decided to close the restaurant for the rest of the week on Tuesday (i.e. 2 days before). Not only had I not been contacted to be informed the restaurant was closed, I had even received a reminder text on Wednesday (the day after they had decided to close) telling me they were expecting me at 7pm. Very very poor from BR6.

The Restaurant Manager was incredibly rude and brusque to both staff and customers

Students learning to run a restaurant and it's amazing highly reccomend it.

We had a Christmas meal yesterday and I can say without a shadow of doubt it was the best Christmas meal I have ever eaten in a restraint , very very good, well done BR6

Attended a business event with a guest, where the Restaurant had been booked out specifically for the evening and we had all chosen our menu in advance from a varied set menu. The food was wonderful, the event itself excellent and the front of house very helpful. Not everything ran smoothly in the service, however, with it being a Student Led restaurant, this was not expected and things were corrected swiftly when required. Our 3 course dinner with wine was £45 per head, but that included some money towards the Charity hosting the event, so is not indicitive of their typical prices, but even at that price it represents great value. Marking it fairly, I'm giving 4 out of 5 stars. If you allow for the fact that it's a Student led restaurant, it is of course 5 stars. Great work all involved, keep it up.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Lovely sandwiches and cakes.

Wonderful service for our charity dinner. Amazing staff, awesome food

Very pleasant atmosphere and the staff are brilliant

Great, tasty salad at a good price.

Staff were lovely & it's a very child friendly place but overall wasn't impressed with the food unfortunately. Had a set meal in the restuarant, chicken parfait to start was nice, just far too much of it and only 1 tiny slice of toast to spread it on. Main was roast beef, potatoes were nice but the yoirkshire was hard, beef was dry & tasted like a cheap cut & no horseradish. Gravy was amazing. Sadly the veg was a bit tasteless. I had the cheese for dessert which was lovely. All in all a nice looking place & really lovely staff but I think the food quality let it down. Wasn't keen on all the TV screens showing the kitchen with but that's just personal opinion.

Very good, very welcoming and friendly. Sufficient to say we have used the Bakehouse and the restaurant several times and will continue to do so.

We visited today, very nice and friendly staff.

Superb service by Marcel, he is a real asset to BR6. The food is exquisite and the Portuguese wine was exceptional, fine dining standards without the pretentiousness. The best food in Orpington. The only downsides are the poor interior decor (colourful seats reminding one of a cafe) does a disservice to the excellent food and service. Also the aprons worn by the waiting staff are a little weird, suggesting it's a gastro pub not a fine dining experience. Also would be great to return to the set menus of 3 or 5 courses instead of just A La Carte.

Extremely high level of cooking, very impressive surroundings lovely service. Very good value for money. All spoilt by being in Orpington, yet again a nice evening out ruined by the thugs that populate orpington high street , where are the Police??????????????

Had a delicious lunch of Welsh rump of lamb with all the trimmings. It is always a pleasure to go there, a warm welcome awaits you.

Lovely afternoon tea. Fresh sandwiches with lovely fillings, smoked salmon delicious. Scones and cakes all plentiful.Lacks the finess of a dainty tea, however great tuck in tea. Victoria sponge and lemon drizzle cake went down well. Excellent value for money.

Great food! Couldn't fault it. Beautifully cooked and presented.

A really nice local restaurant and bakehouse. This is run by catering students who attend the college. The food is good, with the menu changing slightly each week. Reasonably priced food and drink.

Pleasant little eating place just off the beaten track but worth a try. Just behind Premier Inn behind open square. Clean reasonably priced. We only have light lunch so sandwich but they would do better to do more toasted sandwiches or breads. For us the roasted vegetables but this time put more roasted vegetables in with the goats cheese. As it is part of college they had TV screens in separate dining area showing the kitchen and someone preparing the meal. Probably the larger meals which looked interesting touch. If they can do this possibly make their own fresh rustic breads, focaccias etc.,for sandwiches would be good. Also put signs out further so prospective customers know where entrances are and are open,

Food was good, as was service, but not suitable for anyone with disabilities.

College run restaurant, giving young adults a chance to learn the hospitality industry. Great idea and food and service matches. Staff are friendly and well supervisors by senior staff

lovely helpful staff, good food, good value for money, definitely a jewel in orpington

Beautiful plush surroundings, not too busy, clean, food is tasty, beautifully presented x value for money x students and staff here do a wonderful job x one of orpington's best places for lunch/dinner x ex orpington college student x

Nice place for a quick dandwich

Very good food and very reasonable prices and value for money

Really good idea for a restaurant, staff were really friendly and the food was top notch. Also the price was extremely reasonable for that high level of quality. Will be going back again soon!

Very nice food..the restaurant interoa design looks more like a swanky cafe but it doesn't matter as the grub is excellent.

Love this place. What a fabulous concept. The food is truly excellent and you get to feel virtuous that you're helping young people learn a trade! The front of house staff can be a little nervous - who wouldn't be when first starting out? The maitre de makes everything go smoothly in any case. Can't praise BR6 highly enough.

Fantastic food, fantastic service. Served, cooked and prepped by professional students from London South East Colleges. Being in the restaurant you could almost forget you are in Orpington